Bell County, Kentucky

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Bell County, Kentucky is a southeastern Kentucky county in the Appalachian region known for its rugged Cumberland Mountain terrain and historic coal-mining communities.

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Bell County, Kentucky canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borders Tennessee
Virginia
contains Cumberland Gap
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Middlesboro, Kentucky
Pine Mountain
Pineville, Kentucky
country United States of America
countySeat Pineville, Kentucky
economy coal mining
tourism
governmentType county government
hasCharacteristic coalfield county
mountainous
rural
knownFor historic coal-mining communities
largestCity Middlesboro, Kentucky
locatedIn Appalachian region
Cumberland Mountains
Kentucky
United States South
southeastern Kentucky
namedAfter Joshua Fry Bell
partOf Commonwealth of Kentucky
linked to: Kentucky

United States Census Bureau
region Eastern Kentucky Coalfield
state Kentucky
subdivisionType county of Kentucky
terrainFeature rugged mountain terrain
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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Cumberland Mountain (ridge) passesThrough Bell County, Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky contains Bell County, Kentucky
subject linked to: eastern Kentucky
Claiborne County, Tennessee adjacentTo Bell County, Kentucky
Middlesboro, Kentucky locatedIn Bell County, Kentucky
Middlesboro, Kentucky countySeatOf Bell County, Kentucky
Knox County, Kentucky borderedBy Bell County, Kentucky
Whitley County, Kentucky borders Bell County, Kentucky
Cumberland Gap Tunnel locatedIn Bell County, Kentucky
Pinnacle Overlook locatedIn Bell County, Kentucky
Gap Cave locatedIn Bell County, Kentucky
Hensley Settlement locatedIn Bell County, Kentucky
Pine Mountain State Resort Park locatedIn Bell County, Kentucky
US 119 passesThrough Bell County, Kentucky
Clay County, Kentucky borderedBy Bell County, Kentucky